A Miniature Acoustic Recording Tag: Applications to Assess Marine Widelife Response to Sound

Abstract

Understanding the interaction between manmade sound and marine wildlife on the scale of populations demands large sample sizes across many species. Recognizing this, Greeneridge Sciences, Inc. partnered with five separately-supported investigators to accelerate transition of its miniature acoustic recording tag, the Bioacoustic Probe. The tag quantifies the acoustic stimuli experienced by a subject while monitoring changes in the subject's dive behavior that may be associated with its sound exposure. The collaborative use of this technology has yielded new data on the association of behavior with acoustics for blue, fin, humpback, and sperm whales, northern fur seals, and blacktip reef sharks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480428

Entities

People

  • William C. Burgess

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accelerometers
  • Acoustic Emissions
  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Bering Sea
  • California
  • Cheek
  • Contracts
  • Depth
  • Flow Noise
  • Fur
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Oceanography
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology